Civil Liberties Score in Sudan
Sudan: Civil Liberties Score was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Liberties Score in Sudan, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 5 for civil liberties score in 2025.
The figure is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Sudan peaked at 15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2011.
That places Sudan 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Civil Liberties Score in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 | — |
| 2004 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil Liberties Score in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +150.0% | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | +50.0% | 10 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.57 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 5 compare
- 190 Tajikistan 5 compare
- 193 Central African Republic 4 compare
- 193 South Sudan 4 compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score in Sudan?
- Civil liberties score in Sudan was 5 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2020.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for civil liberties score?
- Sudan ranks 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.